#queen-devasena

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[ahamasmiyodhah]

𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐄

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇; Sivagami messed up real bad.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆: Bhallaladeva x Manjari (OC)

𝐑𝐄𝐐��𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘: @mahi-wayy

Devasena huffed as she cradled her swollen belly and swiftly walked towards the Chambers where Bahubali; her Husband and the King of Mahishmati, and Bhallaladeva, her elder brother figure and Commander of Mahishmati's army were planning something.

Things had gone awry when Devasena had took her firm stand up in front of Sivagami Devi, angering the Queen Mother in front of Whole Court. It was surprising, though, to see that Bhallaladeva confessed he didn't wish to marry Devasena anymore, and that Bahubali can marry her.

It would have led to civil war, but Bhallaladeva confronted Sivagami Devi which hurt her sentiments and the big ego she was growing back then, and the woman had declared that Bahubali will be crowned King and Bhallaladeva as Commander, but it came with consequences.

Bijjaladeva disowned his son.

Not that anyone cared, though.

The change in Bhallaladeva surprised both Devasena; who felt he was a snobby arrogant manchild and Bahubali, who was just happy his older brother was back. The two were though confused that who caused this change, and the day they found the answer when the Annual Jagadambika Poojan for nine days started.

The temple amidst intricate carvings and an aura of oil lamps lit up with a rhythmic sound of drums when Bhallaladeva, the fierce and imposing Commander of the Mahishmati Armed Forces, reached the place to join in the auspicious Pooja. There would stand courtiers, priests and noblemen, watching with reverence as the life within the temple, that earthly representative of divine power, the culture surrounding the kingdom.

As Pooja began, his thoughts strayed from rituals and chants toward the grand hall's center where a dancer moved with an entrancing grace. She was Manjari, a dusky-skinned Priestess whose movements turned into poetry, her anklets chiming with every step. She was dressed in red and gold, eyes glittering with a fire that almost matched the flames dancing upon the torches that supported the temple; and so living for the spirit of the goddess she adored. Bhallaladeva, sedate and poised as always, was entranced by Manjari's dance.

He saw each movement unfold as an expression of love and mystery, leading him deep into a trance. Her dance was much more than an art; it was a prayer, a powerful invoking to command every soul there to pay attention. For Bhallaladeva, the man of war and strategy, hardened, it was a profoundly spiritual experience to watch Manjari's ethereal dance.

He was exposed to the emotion-wrenching look in her eyes, the soft yet powerful dance of her figure, and the way that the mere presence of a person seemed to command the space. Amidst the blowing of conch shells and rising smoke of incense, Bhallaladeva came to realize that he was not observing something; but rather he was entranced by thin threads of invisibility connecting him to the divine priestess who danced as if she was calling the gods themselves to bear testimony to her devotion.

Devasena and Bahubali, both were elated that Bhallaladeva loved someone, and even helped him most of the times. Manjari was a Devadasi, hence even Sivagami didn't oppose her coming to Palace to see Devasena as she was pregnant, since a Devadasi is considered auspicious.

But right now, the danger looming over Manjari's head was something which scared Devasena.

The Princess of Kunthala reached the heavy doors and took a deeo breath, commanding the doors to be opened. Once they did, the occupants of room lookes at her. "Devasena? What are you doing here?" Bahubali asked as he and Bhallaladeva ran to her, making her sit on a Couch. Randev, Bahubali's friend brought a tumbler of water and handed it to Devasena.

"Bhalla! You have to run to Shiva Temple right now! Manjari! She's in danger!" Devasena exclaimed, her eyes wide. "What are you saying Devasena? Why will Manjari be in danger?" Bhallaladeva asked. "Rajmata. She wants you to marry the Princess of Simhadhwaja, Princess Yagnika. One of the courtiers told her about you and Manjari, and she has sent Soldiers to.." Bhallaladeva ran out before she could complete her sentence.

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Manjari was all set to sleep when a shadow outside her hut in Temple sanctum, and the sound of footsteps made her sit straight. Manjari could feel the hammering of her heart in her chest as shadows appeared to move in the faintly lit corners of her room. Then came a whispery rustle of armor; metal faintly glinted, and into this darkness lurked the soldiers, their intent predatory.

Panic ran through her veins. She hastened, those fragile feet not making a sound on the cold marble floor as she slid by the door with her heart pounding with fear and instinct. That temple, once her safe haven, looked now like a trap closing in on her. She ran the maze of temple corridors, taking those ragged, shallow breaths. The soldiers pursued her mercilessly; their footsteps filled the air with an eerie echo of danger nipping at the heels of this poor woman running for life. Her sari fluttered behind her as a banner of defiance yet showed no clear path marked in front. Manjari darted her eyes to and fro searching around for her escape, but every turn took her deeper into the mazes.

Just as she thought she might find her way out, Manjari spun on her heel, the rush of fear fogging her vision, and crashed into something so immovable, so unyielding that it rooted her to the spot. She backpedaled, eyes wide with terror, but when she looked up again she was gazing into Bhallaladeva's face. His towering form filled her entire view, blocking her way out. His gaze, intensive and unreadable, locked onto hers, and the weight of her predicament settled heavily between them.

"Senapathi.." Manjari tearfully hugged him, as The soldiers behind her stopped short, freezing as they saw their doom in Bhallaladeva's eyes.

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Bhallaladeva's footsteps echoed down the corridors of the palace, hot with indignation. His mind was bubbling over with bitter memories as he moved towards the Shiva Temple to his mother, Sivagami Devi, who was blamed. The Mahishmati kingdom had made her the regal queen mother-words for herself there were law. But to Bhallaladeva, she was a dim silhouette—thick and stern, unforgiving and unsweet. Bhallaladeva recalled how he always wanted his mother's love, even when a child; instead, he would get cold stares and a sharp tongue. Everywhere around him, people went around speaking of his strength and valor, but Sivagami's gaze was always on some fault-finding issue that had never brought across a proud motherly warmth. As he clenched his fists, memories of his childhood rushing back into his mind.

He could still remember all the attempts he had made to win her favor—by mastering the skill of war, performing exceptionally well in his studies, or showcasing his mastery in fights. But all in vain. Sivagami always compared him to his cousin, Amarendra Baahubali, whom she loved like her very son.

Bhallaladeva silently witnessed her when she gushed about everything Baahubali did, offering him that maternal pride Bhallaladeva has always wanted but would never receive. Every smile she threw towards Baahubali felt like a knife twisting deeper into his heart as it reminds him of how he shall always be second in her eyes. Meanwhile, recalling the favours of Sivagami, Bhallaladeva ran toward the temple.

He recalled the day he was winning the fight in the ground, but she picked Baahubali, making known her decision that the throne would be bagged by him who served people best and not by him who sought power. The words had hurt him, and he recalled them every moment in his life.

He is not a son to her; on the contrary, he was a brutal man with an insatiable will to dominate, unbefitting the prince for which he had striven for his life. Bhallaladeva did not utter the pain, covering it with layers of ambitions and anger within him, and today the facade was crumbling apart. Before him was the temple, its massive structure jarringly contrasting the chaos within his soul.

Bhallaladeva's breath was laboured, his face screwed up in a snarl as he stormed up the steps, his eyes blazing with the fire of years-long pent-up resentment. This place, consecrated to the god of destruction, seemed apt for the storm that brewed inside him.

Today Bhallaladeva was not marching up to a temple; he was marching against the shackles of his whole life left untouched with scorn and negligence, every stride taken as a defiant act against the mother who never did see him for who he was.

Just as he turned in corner, a horrified Manjari ran into him. Looking in her eyes he realised how scared she was. Her dusky cheeks were red with all the crying, her eyes wide in fear and pain. Clutching her sari around her body, Manjari hugged him tightly. "Manjari, I'm here.. do not worry. Just... Close your eyes. You might not want to see." He said softly and Manjari nodded.

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Thunder cackled in sky as Sivagami Devi sat on her throne, Bahubali and Devasena sitting nearby. The two were concerned as they waited Bhallaladeva's arrival. Soon the thunder cackled aloud, flashing the corridor in which stood a man holding a sword.

Sivagami Devi looked up, a shiver running down her spine as a bloody sight of a furious Bhallaladeva, and noted the flutter of a plain Red saree behind him. Bhallaladeva moved and her eyes widened when she saw Manjari, her hair partition filled with red Sindoor as he grabbed her hand and pulled her in, the girl looking fearful.

"Mother, meet your daughter-in-law, Manjari." He grinned, a grin which scared the three. Sivagami looked appalled, her wide eyes on Manjari as she looked at her from head to toe, her anger returning. "Bhalla!? What is this!?" She screamed.

Sivagami Devi's voice was at once shrill with indignation and robust as she berated Bhallaladeva with a flare in her eyes. "How dare you go against me to marry that temple dancer, Manjari?" she yelled, her speech loaded with scorn. "I wanted you to marry Yagnika, the Princess of Simhadhwaja, and seal an alliance for Mahishmati!" Her voice was robust, but behind it lay a hollow frustration—Bhallaladeva had gone against her wishes again.

Bhallaaladeva snapped. Climbing to his feet, he shouted into her face, "All my life, I've been nothing but a pawn in your schemes!" His voice was shaking with all the anger he felt, festering over the years. "You cared not for what I wanted, only for what you were about- your ambition. I am done living under your shadow," he said, the bitterness in his words as he confronted a mother who would never see him past his utility.

He took a step forward, eyes blazing with defiance. "I love Manjari," he said, his voice carrying through tension. "She sees me for what I am, not what she can get from me. I married her because she is my choice, not yours. I won't let you dictate my life again." Bold, defiant-a challenge flung at the feet of the woman who had always controlled his fate.

And for one moment, she was left speechless by this tirade, losing all her expression. Bhallaladeva's defiance shattered all the rigid expectations she had always imposed upon the world around her and created a chasm between them that seemed impossible to bridge. She could see him not as the son she had shaped but for the first time ever the man he had become, driven by a love that defied her will.

Sivagami soon moulded her expressions back in the cold one as she stood up. "You also are going like someone who once defied me." Bahubali looked away at that.

"Do not blame Bahu, Mother." Bhallaladeva sneered. "Manjari came in my life way before Devasena came in Bahu's life. And I won't let you dictate my life anymore." Bhallaladeva said. Sivagami stared at them for a moment before fleeting her eyes at Manjari, and left.

"Bhalla, you scared us!" Devasena exclaimed as she waddled fastly towards them and hugged Manjari. "Oh dear, you are so scared. Come, I will take you to room so that you can rest." She said and Manjari numbly nodded, before going with Devasena.

Manjari glanced back at Bhallaladeva, her heart pounding as she took in his imposing figure, drenched in blood from the fierce battle he had fought to protect her. His fierce gaze softened as it met hers, revealing a rare tenderness and love in his eyes. Overwhelmed by the realization of her deep feelings for him, she blushed, her cheeks turning a deep crimson. She gave him a small, shy smile before turning away.

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[medievalandfantasymelee]

👑🌹The Queen of Love and Beauty🌹👑

Round 1 (6 of 6)

The Queen of Love and Beauty shall hold the honour of presenting unto the winner of the Tournament his Champion's Coronet.

Vote for the lady who, to you, best exemplifies feminine dignity, grace and loveliness

The six contenders with the most votes will advance.

Row 1 - Aykız Hatun [Hande Subaşı], Diriliş: Ertuğrul (2014-2019) - Sibylla of Jerusalem [Eva Green], Kingdom of Heaven (2005) - Tamina [Gemma Arterton], Prince of Persia (2010)

Row 2 - Sheng Minglan [Zhang Liying], The Story of Minglan (2018) - Mu Nihuang [Liu Tao], Nirvana in Fire (2015-2018) - Jiang Yanli [Xuan Lu], The Untamed (2019)

Row 3 - Devasena [Anushka Shetty], Baahubali (2017) - Padmavati [Deepika Padukone], Padmaavat (2018) - Hürrem Sultan [Meryem Uzleri], Magnificent Century {Muhteşem Yüzyıl} (2017-2019)

Row 4 - Alexandra [Geraldine Viswanathan], Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages (2020) - Bronwyn [Nazanin Bonialdi], The Rings of Power (2022-) - Jade Claymore [Erin Kellyman], Willow (2022)

[nimblermortal]

A Conspiracy in Which No King of Mahishmati Has Ever Ruled

Devasena is going to be the queen regent in fact if not in name because neither Mahendra nor Avanthika has the slightest political understanding. Avanthika at least would be open to learning, but Mahendra is... a golden retriever of a person, if one with a talent for lateral thinking. So:

Sivagami ruled while raising kids, and would have ruled for Mahendra. Devasena will rule for Mahendra instead (while being pissed because she was supposed to rule with Baahu and be retiring now). Avanthika will learn from Devasena and rule for her child. And on and on.

The one thing the kings of Mahishmati are reliably good for is making boys. (There is never a princess of Mahismati.) The one thing their wives are reliably good for is picking the next regent. The kingdom is actually ruled by this weird benevolent dictatorship that picks its successor from all-female candidates marrying into the royal line.

So in that sense Sivagami was really a failure, because most of the actual rulers are capable of flattering their husbands into thinking they’re ruling, perhaps quietly disposing of them if they want to actually rule. (This is not usually a problem because the boys are conditioned into believing that power is hitting things real hard, not stupid boring things like trade agreements and grain subsidies.

But lest we be too hard on Sivagami, she was never intended to be the regent of Mahishmati; that honor was supposed to go to the sister-in-law we never see, who failed only by dying in childbirth. Perhaps, with a different outcome of that pregnancy, we would never have seen a coup in the first place.

[chameli]

I finally started watching A*TLA (the animated series) 19 years too late, but here are my thoughts so far on the characters:

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A*ang: He’s so sweet & adorable. I love him. He’s like a little brother to me. Has the purest heart.

K*atara: Truly a breath of fresh air after watching countless useless heroines in other media. I think she’s beautiful, tough, highly intelligent, observant, not afraid to be bossy or angry, and calls people out on their bullshit—but she’s also very caring, loving, and kind. She reminds me a lot of Devasena from the Baahubali films (and myself, hehe). All heroines should be like this!!!

S*okka: Never has a character made me laugh more. I think he’s hilarious and I love his sense of humor.

T*oph: I absolutely adore her. She’s so cute, funny, and tough.

Z*uko: In another life, he and Sasuke would’ve been besties. Z would be the nicer of the two 😂

I*roh: I think he’s funny & witty and I like how he treats his (sometimes mannerless) nephew as his own son.

O*zai: DILF in a “Dad I’d Like to Fight” way but he’s also a baddie?

A*zula: Everything about this character annoys me (especially her voice) and I don’t like her at all.

T*y Lee: She’s cute but gives off certain vibes…iykyk

M*ai: UGLY AS SIN!!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!

Princess Y*ue: So gorgeous and her story was sad yet beautiful :(

S*uki: SHE IS MY EVERYTHING!!! I LOVE HER!!!

K*yoshi Warriors: Flawless queens, all of them.

H*aru: He was soooooo cute and sweet but that mustache? GOTTA GO.

J*et: I LOVE HIMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!! He truly was charming, roguish, and an excellent fighter. Teenage me would have fallen for him in a heartbeat.

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Usually I tend to dislike the heroes and often side with the villains, but the ones in this show annoyed me and I found them unlikeable. I love the main gang and was rooting for them at all times. I also really love the world building, lore, and cultural references. It’s all so fascinating.

[xmaudx]

BAKUGOU X READER HEADCANNON FOR MY LOVELY WRITERS

im too delusional for using a tollywood movie to give me a bakugou x reader headcannon but hear me out. Okay so in a past fantasy au life where deku bakugou and the rest of them either own a realm within asian or work for their king/queen. bakugou is prince of the dragon rhealm (obvs) with kiri being his personal dragon. And then there’s you gonna make the reader indian cus why not do it for my south asians but your the princess of a much smaller realm. I’d like to think how the two of u meet is cus suki is travelling around asia as a punishment by his mum for idk fucking something up ( maybe beating up someone from the todoroki family lol ) and so when he’s visiting india he’s near ur realm. And whilst we’re outside your kingdom there’s a few bandits being menaces to a nearby village tryna rob families of their gold and hurt the women. And suki thinks of interrupting but kiri stops him for a moment saying this could cause a fallout with the realms cus apparently this intefers w other peoples business ( crazy ik ) so whilst suki is like arguing w kiri he hadn’t noticed your carriage door open. Only when a shawl sort of waves up and down attracting many of the bandits does he start to focus on you. He sees how the rich silk dresses your skin,the gold jewellery shining under the sun. But damn that shawl he cant see your face. Until a sword pierces through the shawl stabbing three of the bandits. From the cut on ur shawl he sees ur eyes first ( if you guys havent clocked this is devasenas entrance from baahubali i usggest yall watch it ) and from then on he sees your whole face as you fight against the bandits successfully winning.Long story short yall fall in love u find out hes this big prince. sick. except suki gets a message back from his mum telling him to bring you back for dabi so that you can be his wife before he is to return shortly. Ofc u get pissed suki knows his mum however does not have a choice if she is to maintain the peace amongst all realms of else it can cause a huge war. he says he will only bring u as a guest back to his home to which u agree. again long story short baahubali 2 story i suggest yall watch it. but yeh no so basically u go to sukis as a guest not as a potential wife, yell at dabi for his misogynistic view of love, find yourself being the catalyst for a major war w basicaally all the league of villains againt mha main cast. Someway along the line ur kidnapped by dabi raped horribly, tortured blah blah blah. when everyone meets at the battle, youre thrown to the floor for all to see your state. bakugou swears to kill dabi which u both do together, ur given basic soldier clothing after suki coaxed u to take rest instead u reply with “ i fight” but as your both walkign to each other near the end of the battle shiggy crushes bakugous heart. suki falls on top of u, u cry like how wanda did over her brother falling to ur knees before being shot by arrows and dying too. PAST LIFE DONE. so now in the current mha world u and suki r both well known heroes but ur like also top 2 in india but ur now moving to japan for a long term mission at a hero conference ur hand brushes against suki which reminds him a bit about his past life tho he cant see ur face from his memory. when he turns to see who brushed his hand he finds himself in a crowd with so many possibilities. u guys can take it from there

[news365timesindia]

[ad_1] Actor Anushka Shetty’s intriguing first look from her next film Ghaati has been released on her birthday, November 7. It marks the second collaboration between director Krish Jagarlamudi and Anushka after the successful 2010 film Vedam. Anushka Shetty’s first look from Ghaati UV Creations, which is presenting the film, posted Anushka’s first look from the film on X (formerly Twitter). They wrote, “VICTIM. CRIMINAL. LEGEND. The Queen will now rule the #GHAATI. Wishing ‘The Queen’ #AnushkaShetty a very Happy Birthday.” They also revealed that a glimpse of the film will be released at 4:05 pm. The first look sees Anushka in a fierce avatar. With blood dripping from her head and hands, she stares into the camera while smoking a banga with tears in her eyes. Two nose rings, bangles and a bindi are the only other hints of what her look from the film will be like. The film’s poster hints at an emotionally charged tale without revealing much. In a press note, the film’s team hinted that Ghaati would ‘not shy away from the brutal reality of the protagonist’s life’. Fans react Fans couldn’t get enough of Anushka’s first look from Ghaati, with one of them commenting, “Dinamma rey… mass overloaded.” Another wrote, “sweety in mass avatar.” Some called the poster ‘intense’ while others called it ‘interesting’. One fan wrote, “The Queen is Back.” A fan even called her by her character in Baahubali, writing, “Devasena is back poster adiripoyendi (Devasena is back, the poster is so good).” An X user even called her ‘the real lady superstar’. About Ghaati Rajeev Reddy and Sai Babu Jagarlamudi produce Ghaati. This is Anushka’s fourth movie under the UV Creations banner. The filmmakers called it a ‘high-octane, action-packed’ film. Nagavelli Vidya Sagar is the film’s music composer, Manoj Reddy Katasani is the cinematographer, and Thota Tharani is the art director. Sai Madhav Burra has penned the dialogues. While a release date is yet to be announced, the Krish directorial will be released in all south Indian languages and Hindi. [ad_2] Source link

[news365times]

[ad_1] Actor Anushka Shetty’s intriguing first look from her next film Ghaati has been released on her birthday, November 7. It marks the second collaboration between director Krish Jagarlamudi and Anushka after the successful 2010 film Vedam. Anushka Shetty’s first look from Ghaati UV Creations, which is presenting the film, posted Anushka’s first look from the film on X (formerly Twitter). They wrote, “VICTIM. CRIMINAL. LEGEND. The Queen will now rule the #GHAATI. Wishing ‘The Queen’ #AnushkaShetty a very Happy Birthday.” They also revealed that a glimpse of the film will be released at 4:05 pm. The first look sees Anushka in a fierce avatar. With blood dripping from her head and hands, she stares into the camera while smoking a banga with tears in her eyes. Two nose rings, bangles and a bindi are the only other hints of what her look from the film will be like. The film’s poster hints at an emotionally charged tale without revealing much. In a press note, the film’s team hinted that Ghaati would ‘not shy away from the brutal reality of the protagonist’s life’. Fans react Fans couldn’t get enough of Anushka’s first look from Ghaati, with one of them commenting, “Dinamma rey… mass overloaded.” Another wrote, “sweety in mass avatar.” Some called the poster ‘intense’ while others called it ‘interesting’. One fan wrote, “The Queen is Back.” A fan even called her by her character in Baahubali, writing, “Devasena is back poster adiripoyendi (Devasena is back, the poster is so good).” An X user even called her ‘the real lady superstar’. About Ghaati Rajeev Reddy and Sai Babu Jagarlamudi produce Ghaati. This is Anushka’s fourth movie under the UV Creations banner. The filmmakers called it a ‘high-octane, action-packed’ film. Nagavelli Vidya Sagar is the film’s music composer, Manoj Reddy Katasani is the cinematographer, and Thota Tharani is the art director. Sai Madhav Burra has penned the dialogues. While a release date is yet to be announced, the Krish directorial will be released in all south Indian languages and Hindi. [ad_2] Source link

[azul-nova-24]

Dude you should have written the movie.

Honestly Kuttappa tied to his oath was necessary to the movie cause trust me in real life Kattappa is like Uncle Iroh who knows when to deviate from tradition and go beserk. I believe SSR made him a rule follower so that the movie can progress.

Also love the idea that Amarendra survives and later gets to train his own son in the art of warfare.

OMG tone of air kisses!!!!!! to the idea that Devasena become Raja Matha. Cause legit Amarendra would be like the biggest supporter and he can final be the architect to all the dream projects he has in mind.

Side note I can picture Amarendra and Devasena to have a relationship like this couple from The Dragon Prince:

King Harrow and Queen Sarai

This is my idea for the Baahubali fix-it that no one asked for, because I love tragedies, but it just hurts so much!!!!!!!!!

I don’t think it’s possible to reverse all of the tragedy, though, and I don’t even want to because the story is so good. I just don’t want Amarendra to die and I don’t want Devasena to be imprisoned for 25 years. There still has to be a lot of pain and suffering before the happier—but still bittersweet—ending, because anything less wouldn’t feel right.

Sivagami still orders her son’s death. Kattappa still stabs him in the back. Devasena still returns to Mahishmati, where Sivagami begs for her forgiveness and declares Mahendra king. Bhallaladeva still kills his own mother and captures Devasena and burns Kunthala. Sivagami still dies with the knowledge that she was manipulated into ordering Kattappa to kill her son.

Where the plot diverges is that Devasena tells Kattappa that she knows Mahendra is still alive and he believes her, and because Mahendra is now the rightful king, Kattappa has no reason to serve Bhallaladeva anymore. I also want him to realize that keeping an oath if it forces him to do terrible things is not worth it. Poor Kattappa. I don’t blame him for anything, I just want him to be happy. I want Kumara Varma to survive somehow, too.

Kattappa frees Devasena and they escape from Mahishmati. Devasena wants him to go in search of Mahendra, and he wants to stay with her, but he does as she asks. Meanwhile, believing that Amarendra is dead, Devasena goes to bury him, but finds no body. She goes back to the village where they were living before and finds Amarendra there, barely alive: the villagers found him and brought him back there to heal him. There would be so much poetic justice to Mahishmati’s people saving him.

Is it realistic for him to survive? Maybe not. But he took more than a dozen arrows to the back and kept fighting, which isn’t realistic either, except in the world of Baahubali—I refuse to believe that one stab wound killed him. Of course, he still got hurt really badly, so I think he’d be unconscious for at least a week and would need to heal for longer. (Someone give me the hurt/comfort fic I need! Or do I have to write it myself?) Devasena is afraid he’s going to die, especially during the first few days, and she sings to him (which would be such a bittersweet parallel with when he was injured in Kunthala) and he eventually opens his eyes.

Obviously I don’t want Amarendra to die because I love him. But the other thing is that, depending on the story, I feel like character death can be very unsatisfying, because there’s no more development after that—their story just ends. I want to see how he would handle everything that happened. I want to see how he would deal with the pain of his mother ordering his execution, and the fact that she’s dead, and the fact that his child is gone (the child he never even got to meet), and the fact that Bhallaladeva is behind it all. Especially when he learns how Bhallaladeva treated Devasena!

Sivagami’s death hurts too, because she’s such a fascinating and well-written character, but at least she gets a compete character arc before she dies—she realizes she was wrong and asks for Devasena’s forgiveness and saves Mahendra. She comes face to face with all her mistakes and all the lies she believed. Amarendra didn’t get that kind of development before he died. What would it look like????? What would he feel????? Pain, in so many forms. Rage at Bhallaladeva. Rage at himself, because he couldn’t prevent it all from happening??? I love suffering and being sad

On that note, we never got the Amarendra-Bhallaladeva showdown we deserved. If there’s one thing that would make Amarendra go completely berserk, it’s mistreating Devasena, and what about killing Sivagami? One of those things on its own is enough to make him snap, but both of them? After he lived his whole life unaware of how evil Bhallaladeva was, it would be so interesting to see him actually have to deal with the knowledge that his “brother” did these horrible things to the people he loved.

Also, for Amarendra and Devasena to go back to Mahishmati together to defeat Bhallaladeva would make it foreshadowing when Devasena said that she would gladly follow him to the jaws of death!!! I need that!!!!!!!!!! And the lion on Bhallaladeva’s chariot—the jaws of death—!!!!!!!!

As amazing as it is when Mahendra fights Bhallaladeva, I wanted it to be Amarendra. I basically want that scene to unfold exactly as it did in the movie, except with Amarendra instead. Devasena still does the fire ritual, because her having revenge on Bhallaladeva is one of the most satisfying moments ever. She would still have gathered firewood as a prisoner, and she would still burn him on the pyre—she just wouldn’t have to wait 25 years to do it. She’s suffered enough.

Then, because Sivagami declared Mahendra king, Devasena would become Raja Mata. And as much as I love him, we all know Baahu’s innocent and trusting nature makes him a bad choice to rule. Although, back to my earlier point, it would be satisfying to at least see him grow as a character after truly comprehending Bhallaladeva’s betrayal—but regardless, the best outcome is Devasena as queen. I also feel like her character development was building up to that when she criticized Sivagami’s choices and Mahishmati’s laws, and she was right about all of it. I just think she should be the one on the throne.

One of the things I also find so sad about the movie is that they never got to raise their son, and Amarendra loves children so much. Hopefully sometime after Devasena becomes Raja Mata they are reunited with Mahendra while he’s still a kid—either he climbs the waterfall early, or Kattappa finds him—and they actually get to raise him. Also, they should have a daughter and name her Sivagami. They should rebuild Kunthala together, with Kumara Varama’s help. The story ends with Kattappa no longer a slave or bound by any oath and treated as a full member of the family, who helps raise their kids. That’s what I want!!!!!!!!!

[medievalandfantasymelee]

Candidates for the title of

🌹Queen of Love & Beauty🌹

Candidates were given priority based on the number of submissions they received (in brackets behind their names and credentials). After all candidates with multiple submissions were entered, single submission candidates were admitted in order of submission.

Guinevere [Angel Coulby], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012) [17]

Morgana Pendragon [Katie McGrath], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012) [11]

Lady Éowyn of Rohan [Miranda Otto], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) [10]

Lady Marian Fitzwalter [Olivia de Havilland], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) [9]

Isabeau of Anjou [Michelle Pfeiffer], Ladyhawke (1985) [8]

Arwen Undomiel [Liv Tyler], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) [7]

Galadriel of Lothlórien [Cate Blanchett], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) [7]

Princess Buttercup [Robin Wright], The Princess Bride (1987) [6]

Lucrezia Borgia [Holliday Grainger], The Borgias (2011-2013) [6]

Princess Isabella Maria Lucia Elizabetta of Valencia [Karen David], Galavant (2015-2016) [5]

Lagertha [Katheryn Winnick], Vikings (2013-2020) [5]

Sorsha [Joanne Whalley], Willow (1988) [5]

Lady Æthelflæd of Mercia [Millie Brady], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022) [4]

Princess Gwendolyn [Angela Lansbury], The Court Jester (1955) [4]

Maid Jean [Glynis Johns], The Court Jester (1955) [4]

Lady Marion of Leaford [Judi Trott], Robin of Sherwood (1984-1986) [4]

Rebecca of York [Olivia Hussey], Ivanhoe (1982) [4]

Alicent Hightower [Olivia Cooke], House of the Dragon (2022-) [3]

Aliena [Hayley Atwell], The Pillars of the Earth (2010) [3]

Queen Cersei Lannister [Lena Headey], Game of Thrones (2011-2019) [3]

Princess Daenerys Targaryen [Emilia Clarke], Game of Thrones (2011-2019) [3]

Danielle de Barbarac [Drew Barrymore], Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998) [3]

Devasena [Anushka Shetty], Baahubali (2017) [3]

Elizabeth de Burgh [Florence Pugh], Outlaw King (2018) [3]

Queen Guinevere [Vanessa Redgrave], Camelot (1967) [3]

Hürrem Sultan [Meryem Uzleri], Magnificent Century {Muhteşem Yüzyıl} (2011-2014) [3]

Lady Jocelyn [Shannyn Sossamon], A Knight’s Tale (2001) [3]

Princess Lili [Mia Sara], Legend (1985) [3]

Lady Margaery Tyrell [Natalie Dormer], Game of Thrones (2011-2019) [3]

Marian of Knighton [Lucy Griffiths], BBC’s Robin Hood (2006-2009) [3]

Lady Sansa Stark [Sophie Turner], Game of Thrones (2011-2019) [3]

Sheng Minglan [Zhang Liying], The Story of Minglan (2018) [3]

Queen Susan the Gentle [Sophie Winkleman], The Chronicles of Narnia (2005-2010) [3]

Lady Anne Neville [Claire Bloom], Richard III (1955) [2]

Lady Anne Neville [Phoebe Fox], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016) [2]

Brienne of Tarth [Gwendoline Christie], Game of Thrones (2011-2019) [2]

Bronwyn [Nazanin Bonialdi], The Rings of Power (2022-) [2]

Queen Catherine of Aragon [Maria Doyle Kennedy], The Tudors (2007-2010) [2]

Contessina de Bardi [Annabel Scholey], Medici (2016-2019) [2]

Egwene Al’Vere [Madeleine Madden], The Wheel of Time (2021-) [2]

Queen Eleanore of Aquitane [Katharine Hepburn], The Lion in Winter (1968) [2]

Queen Elizabeth Woodville [Rebecca Ferguson], The White Queen (2013) [2]

Donna Giulia Farnese [Lotte Verbeek], The Borgias (2011-2013) [2]

Queen Guinevere [Cheri Lunghi], Excalibur (1981) [2]

Jadis, the White Witch [Tilda Swinton], The Chronicles of Narnia (2005-2010) [2]

Jeanne d’Arc [Renee Falconetti], The Passion of Joan of Arc {La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc} (1928) [2]

Joan of Arc [Milla Jovovich], The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) [2]

Kate [Laura Fraser], A Knight’s Tale (2001) [2]

Lady Kate Percy [Michelle Dockery], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016) [2]

Queen Lucy the Valiant [Rachael Henley] [2]

Queen Madelena [Mallory Jansen], Galavant (2015-2016) [2]

Queen Margaret of Anjou [Sophie Okonedo], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016) [2]

Lady Mary Boleyn [Charity Wakefield], Wolf Hall (2015-2024) [2]

Moiraine Damodred [Rosamund Pike], The Wheel of Time (2021-) [2]

Morgana Pendragon [Eva Green], Camelot (2011) [2]

Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen [Emma D’Arcy], House of the Dragon (2022-) [2]

Queen Sibylla of Jerusalem [Eva Green], Kingdom of Heaven (2005) [2]

Eliška Pomořanská [Jana Brejchová], A Night at Karlstein {Noc na Karlštejně} (1973) [1]

Lady Marian [Audrey Hepburn], Robin & Marian (1976) [1]

Ophelia [Jean Simmons], Hamlet (1948) [1]

Aykız Hatun [Hande Subaşı], Diriliş: Ertuğrul (2014-2019) [1]

Roberta Steingas [Clare Foster], Galavant (2015-2016) [1]

Tamina [Gemma Arterton], Prince of Persia (2010) [1]

Princess Isabelle [Sophie Marceau], Braveheart (1995) [1]

Alexandra [Geraldine Viswanathan], Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages (2020) [1]

Isabella of Valois [Emma Hamilton], RSC’s Richard II (2013) [1]

Jade Claymore [Erin Kellyman], Willow (2022) [1]

Anne Boleyn [Genevieve Bujold], Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) [1]

Mu Nihuang [Liu Tao], Nirvana in Fire (2015-2018) [1]

Padmavati [Deepika Padukone], Padmaavat (2018) [1]

Queen Isabella [Tilda Swinton], Edward II (1991) [1]

Djaq [Anjali Jay], BBC’s Robin Hood (2006-2009) [1]

Below is a list of Honorable Mentions...

Anne Boleyn [Natalie Portman], The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

Aslaug [Alyssa Sutherland], Vikings (2013-2020)

Aviendha [Ayoola Smart], The Wheel of Time (2021-)

Catherine of Aragon [Charlotte Hope], The Spanish Princess (2019-2020)

Cecilia Algotsdotter [Sofia Helin], Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)

Doric [Sophia Lillis], Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (2023)

Queen Elizabeth of York [Jodie Comer], The White Princess (2017)

Jiang Yanli [Xuan Lu], The Untamed (2019)

Guinevere [Julia Ormond], First Knight (1995)

Hafsa Sultan [Nebahat Çehre], Magnificent Century {Muhteşem Yüzyıl} (2011-2014)

Hatice Sultan [Selma Ergeç], Magnificent Century {Muhteşem Yüzyıl} (2011-2014)

Queen Isabella of Castile [Michelle Jenner], Isabel (2011-2014)

Isolde [Sophia Myles], Tristan + Isolde (2006)

Joan of Arc [Ingrid Bergman], Joan of Arc (1948)

Kira [Lisa Maxwell, Kathryn Mullen], The Dark Crystal (1982)

Queen Mab [Miranda Richardson], Merlin (1998)

Maleficent [Angelina Jolie], Maleficent (2014)

Lady Margaret Tudor [Georgie Henley], The Spanish Princess (2019-2020)

Marian Dubois [Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio], Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Lady Mary Tudor [Sai Bennett], The Spanish Princess (2019-2020)

Empress Maude [Alison Pill], The Pillars of the Earth (2010)

Morgaine [Julianna Marguiles], The Mists of Avalon (2001)

Queen Ravenna [Charlize Theron], Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

Rebecca of York [Elizabeth Taylor], Ivanhoe (1952)

Rosie Cotton [Sarah MacLeod], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Sharako Lohar [Abigail Thorn], House of the Dragon (2022-)

Tár-Miriel [Cynthia Addai-Robinson], The Rings of Power (2022-)

Ygritte [Rose Leslie], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Yara Greyjoy [Gemma Whelan], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

[nimblermortal]

Sivagami is obviously very popular as a regent, she does a very good job ruling. Nobody wants a queen, obviously women are unfit to rule, but they would happily welcome another twenty years of Sivagami's regency while she raises up a new king. And another twenty after that, if that's what it took!

(They also really enjoy celebrating the child princes' birthdays, it's a whole thing.)

So what about her political policies?

Headcanon: She's set up a farmer-soldier caste where if you serve in the army for X years you get a plot of Y acres to farm, and it's not that she's been driving X down to spread wealth equality through the country, it's just that a lot of that military service is dressing in a uniform and holding the ceremonial spear and as long as you know the right rituals you don't actually have to fight and…

The army has never been larger! Most of the soldiers are completely incompetent at anything but comparing remedies for the maladies of sheep, and looking pretty

And this is why they have so many freaking soldiers on parade every time there's a big national event.

(Neighboring countries have pageants about why Sivagami has so very many pretty pretty soldiers)

Meanwhile Sivagami is all, "No one wants to spend money on economic restructuring with dubious promise of return on investment, but everybody wants to support our troops. Nobody wants to talk about cattle husbandry and sharing irrigation techniques that worked in Region 1 with Region 2, but neither will anyone question my deploying the 85th cavalry and the 101st infantry together to the region stricken by drought."

She demands that every soldier be able to read the orders she sends to them, she refuses to let her word be misinterpreted. She designs drills for her six-year-old sons to watch with military units as the beads on the abacus. This is for the military and mathematical education of her sons, obviously, not to teach the soldiers basic arithmetic. The five-year-service-gift of an abacus is a joke.

Some units get assigned to guard trade caravans, and learn about trade routes, foreign customs, how merchant routes work, and how to sell their military service farms back to the crown for the liquid assets to start their own firm.

Those who come to the army with no skills will obviously have to be put to things like tending horses, learning to shoe them, make tack... yeah, she's turned the army into a trade school for young men, which in turn reduces incidences of domestic violence and increases the wealth and comfort of the women of the country.

She has not figured out how to stop using the army for everything, and in another world she's super offended when Devasena sets up something similar for the women because women are supposed to be mothers! look after the houses!

Devasena might try to point to Sivagami's rotating caste of ladies-in-waiting, who all leave much, much more prepared for life than they arrived, but Sivagami hates the lot of them. She's offended by incompetence and demands a lot of education and progression in her ladies-in-waiting, who uh. Usually peel off to find a less demanding job, with all of their impressive batteries of skills. Which is why Sivagami doesn't have a ninja corps at the palace, and she's huffy about it.

If these women had any AMBITION, or if they would stick around long enough for her to find them suitable husbands, but noooooo they're off running the guild of goldsmiths and whatnot, the LAYABOUTS

[ahamasmiyodhah]

"No one would have cared if I died, isn't it?" Rudraveer had mocked, throwing a fleeting bit painfult glance at Bhadraja who burned with anger at her husband but the pain in the sentence sent a knife through her chest.

Yes, as much as wrong it was for her to not tell Rudraveer about Bhallaladeva, she believed it was better she forget the past. What she didn't knew was the past would come to haunt her like that.

Ambikavathi was in Devipuram, but always confined in her room, rarely coming out. Whispers and rumours made her realise that Ambikavathi found out about her and Bhallaladeva's love— although it was all past and both him and her were loyal to their partners — it didn't ended well.

Devasena's letter hadn't said much, but did said that Ambikavathi and Sivagami had a fierce face off, where the pride of Devipuram had called out the Queen Mother on her often toxic behaviour and favoritism and had left Mahishmati in a fit of rage, stating that she will come when she feels that they have repented truly.

"But Anna (Brother)," Nidambara's soft voice had broken her reverie. Rudraveer was still undercover, but Nidambara often called him Anna, and the soldiers deduced it that the young Princess had made their Senapati her sworn brother. "Why does you say so? We all love you, we were so worried." She said.

"Yes, you were Ambara!" Rudraveer tugged at his horse's reins, his eyes falling on Bhadraja. "But who I wanted wasn't."

And Bhadraja never felt the pain she had felt when he said that ever.

"Who made you into this?" "Love."

[gliagirlphd]

what sat/act prep books do you recommend?

uh. it’s been 8 years since I took the SATs? I can’t really help you honestly, especially because I know the SATs changed since I took it.

Can anyone else help?

Update:

@captainbluebear2021 says: “I took the SAT/ACT about 4 years ago and anything by Pearson, or Princeton Review is really good.”

@queen-devasena says: “anon should check out @studyquill ‘s videos on this topic-shes just taken it a year or so ago, I believe”

[yongxqi]

☕️ please !! also, if you happen to view my blog outside of the dashboard, it’s pretty cluttered bc I’m still finishing my theme lol :D

!! hehe I always see u in my notifs & I love ur current theme!!

your blog reminds me of perfect winger eyeliner, effortlessly color coordinating your outfits, drinking homemade strawberry milk, study dates with friends at a local library, blasting Kpop in the car to simply ~vibe~, and delicious homemade pastries :)

[eijispumpkin]

sometimes i think abt that one racist anon that accused me of not “talking like” a poc (because as we all know, all poc speak the same way, and given that my general speech patterns are that i sound like i’m writing an essay half the time but with more copious usage of the word “fuck”, it’s Certainly not racist to imply that only white ppl use academic language or big words, right?)

but like. yesterday a tweet reminded me of the existence of a certain movie and more than 24 hours later im still cracking up bc anon whoever you are, wherever you are: i promise you not a single white person has this many strong opinions about the baahubali franchise.

[chameli]

Anushka Shetty as Devasena in Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)